SGS Forest High School

State-Funded School

sgs-forest-high-school-gloucestershire-south-west

South WestRegion

GloucestershireLocal Authority

Forest of DeanConstituency

GL14 2AZPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

SGS Forest High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Gloucestershire, South West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 255 pupils. SGS Forest High School is part of South Gloucestershire and Stroud Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.09

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Mixed

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

255

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 255
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: South Gloucestershire and Stroud Academy Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Apr 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
28 Jun 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate
10 Sept 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.